Posts related to my efforts towards being a Monarch Guardian.
Today all the eggs have hatched. I was a bit surprised since they came from different plants, but maybe that single Monarch I saw that appeared to be laying eggs did so all over the back yard.
Sadly, I do not have a good camera to show them off–this shot was the best I could do (and one of them is on the underside of the leaf anyhoo.)
Continue reading “All five itty bitty baby monarch eggs hatched!”
Since I had seen my first Monarch of the year earlier in the week, I knew at some point I should be looking for eggs. Continue reading “Another round of Monarch Guardianship”
I’ve seen very few Monarch butterflies so far this year, and each time I have it’s only been one at a time in the yard. Today, I finally found some eggs. Four eggs are now in their respective containers, and only time will tell how many more eggs I may find this year.
Continue reading “My 2021 attempt at Monarch Guardianship has begun”
I noticed it this afternoon outside the south kitchen windows, just before the downpour. Continue reading “First Monarch spotting this season”
Somehow my brain remembered to pull up the month o’ posts from last year, and WOW…suddenly I realized exactly how far behind I am in finishing just about any type of post lately, compared to last. Sadly, not just this month. I’ll keep trying to do better. Continue reading “Garden Growth–4th July, 2019”
This first bit I might have mentioned and forgot I did. My mister was insistent on transplanting the grapes despite my explaining more than once why August is a terrible time for such. (Yes, they’re not doing well. Why do you ask?) Continue reading “Crazy week, and I forgot to mention…”
I heard back from a local monarch expert I’ve been corresponding with, and she concurred that what I found is more likely to be milkweed tussock larvae. Continue reading “Update on things that go from wormy to fluttery”
